What happens
At Duffy's Tavern, Archie, the narrator, prepares the bar for a visit from the actress Tallulah Bankhead, whose arrival he has been anticipating. Eddie, Archie's assistant, helps him set the table, while Finnegan and Miss Duffy are distracted by plans of their own. Archie hopes to impress the star with a welcome poem written for her, and the tavern's regulars are eager to meet her. Ed Gardner leads the cast, which includes Shirley Booth, Charlie Cantor and Florence Halop. This episode aired on June 1, 1943, on CBS, NBC Blue and NBC.
Duffy's Tavern, a neighborhood bar and restaurant
Characters: Archie, Eddie, Finnegan, Miss Duffy, Tallulah Bankhead, Tito, Duffy
Listen for: Archie's nervous preparations for Tallulah Bankhead's arrival and the welcome poem he has prepared for her
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.